Black pastors should support justice for all

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May 29, 2012 at 12:01 AMMay 29, 2012 at 7:11 AM

I respond to the May 16 Dispatch article"Black pastors doubt same-sex stand hurts Obama." It said black pastors oppose allowing the same civil rights for a gay or lesbian couple in a committed relationship that a straight couple has.

I respond to the May 16 Dispatch article"Black pastors doubt same-sex stand hurts Obama." It said black pastors oppose allowing the same civil rights for a gay or lesbian couple in a committed relationship that a straight couple has.

The NAACP recently endorsed gay marriage as a civil right and said it opposes efforts to "codify discrimination." It said its position is consistent with the equal-protection provision of the U.S. Constitution.

Martin Luther King Jr. preached equal justice for all mankind. I find it hypocritical that these ministers wish to deny a gay or lesbian couple the same freedoms that King, a true man of God, fought for years to get for everybody.

I attend an inclusive Methodist church that believes God loves all people, regardless of their sexual orientation. Perhaps it's time these black pastors stop hiding behind the Bible and support King's and the NAACP's philosophy of freedom and justice for all and discrimination for none.

DAVID GOETZ

Columbus

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